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Re: My new hive top enterence

Re: My new hive top enterence

Here's why I would do it differently:
o The box is now a special box. I hate special boxes. When you want to add another box you have to take that into account.
o I don't like landing boards. They probably don't cause too much problem up high, but down low they just help the mice and do nothing for the bees. I like my hives to have nothing protruding so I can back them all up next to each other or tie them on a trailer without things getting in the way.

Re: My new hive top enterence

I started out first with just the shims, but I saw the bees having a problem when the were comming in for a landing. Some of the bees comming in would land on another bee, and they would both fall to the ground. I then decided to try the landing board. I know I will have a problem when I take the hive top feeder off. The part of the hive top that overlaps the top box, will cover the landing board. I will have to move the box with the landing board down one box, for them to be able to use the landing board.

Re: My new hive top enterence

>Any problems with rain coming in Michael?

My latest batch of covers are just cut the size of a box with no shims and I slide it back 1/2" to make the entrance that faces straight up. No problems with rain. It just runs down the inside of the front of the hive. The more overhang you have the more it catches the wind and the the rain follows the wind in...